Salon Odes in Odessa, Ukraine

Young, Kiev, Ukraine-based architect, Emil Dervish teams up with many interior designers on his commercial and residential projects.

Salon Odes in Odessa, Ukraine, is a particularly successful example of what happens when that crucial collaboration works well.

Odes is a result of a recent alliance between Dervish and local interior designer, Evgeni Bulatnikov.

This project, located in the vibrant, historic city of Odessa by the Black Sea, also benefited from the luxury of a large space, something not affordable – or even available – to beauty and hair salons in many larger cities.

At 131 square meters (1,410 sq. ft) Odes is airy and open yet each of the functions has its own designated area.

The clever use of light-grey drapery further increases the feel of openness and lightness, giving the impression of both available daylight and impermanence.